Bookholder and table



Feb. 28, 1933. I c. H; WHITE I 1,399,404

BOOKHOLDER AND TABLE Filed Ndv. 28, 1930 w zyjlz JMwf a ZBoQkHOr-JDERJAND EA L j L inventionrehtesto aibiook" w re n v I table forming I 'oomhinitionert de v partloul arly adapted for'gthe' use of on injv jahd t placingo a r i 5\ Anobjeet of intention is the construe:

- tion ofa combination; book holder and tablev I [with pro iis'io n 61 v supporting the str ueture 7 resting on the b ed olothesof 'thebed and-[int Whichfthe'top mayb placed inn horizontal 1 position for use "as table-or in an inclined position for use ase {book holder." And in, connection with the us oimy inventionf as a-bookiholder, I ip rovidealedge onwhi'ch ito rest 110001; and auxiliary features torretain 5 the bookiin position: andto holdthe-leajes. Another obj eet and feature, therefore of myinventionis abook holdera'dapteii to en gage the {book and hold it 'firnil yjnr'esting on,

- the ledge so thatno matter how the tabletop Construction is ti1ted," the hook may still be I retiinedlin "place, but "the holderf may be 1 readily removed oryswung out of operzitive positionfl The holder proper oomprisesa rod havingoone portion fitting in a tube secured to; the back of the table ttopand ranother POI? v tion; extending downwardly; over the teble I top when inclined; these portiol s; being "c0115 -rne'e ted by aU-"shaped bend. ffThe rodis lid;

" able in the tube and has-em interconnebting means to restrain the ,rod in the t ube when; in operative position a The rod is addpted to engage between-leaves and this hold the book firmly in position. This; holder m y be en: may removed 'or' ithdrawn 'until the outer or operating end may [be swung to the rear of theinclined table top. f T' 5' (Another object and feature ofjmy invene tionis the provision of leaf holdrsflfor: e ne gagingthe leaves of 'abook-and holding them;

n position, such leaf hold ers beihg adjiish ableifor books ofdifi'erentwidths, the leaf holdershaving-g resiliently] mounted arms which may'engage the le'aves with a, resilient r pres'sure, and such arms being (readily osoiL ated a' ow Con e ien n g 20 he leaves. To efl'eot this construction I provide I thetable top with two aligned: slots, in which v slots there are slidableblocks;ianglflthrolighi eaic hblock fromfronttorearextends aj pivot wir fojr] the leaf'holding arm;

inents for the table top. K

5 CALVIFDRNIA:

wireythereforei is normel toljthe taihle top iand cn nnns ni,wmm for months hfis fan extension qrmpmuei the top, to en gagetheleaifes;i: eonipressionspring'isjsew f Anotherd'et' Lil obj e et 'zin'dfefature ,of my I Vention isijoonstni cting the table top adjustahlefinheight, Whether used as a tableor as 13' book holdenendjto' efie ott this the legsare" provided. with a slot h'a'viiig recesses therein,"

and the tabletop is providedlwith aii adjust;

iiig. set 'soretv operating throughthe slotfand having ,a, Washer thereon to fitiin these [re ces's'es, 'thus1 giving a series of fixedfadjustsa v iInordei' to cohveniently store the device: 5

eremawai jdly jextending, prop} 15 Connected toeach leg by a" dis'conn'eotible serew u w-s "111g such prop to be swung-parallelhfto-the'leg;

' Figl l e perspeotive'vie i s my"in i n'pe nedjth eom i'jvFigi 2 jise *frontelevationof thexbo'ok in h d ec f the errowgqf Figs; 7 we 7 h p fMyiinvention is illustrated in the" a mi- I i p'anyin'g drawing inwhichz Wot; dr' heil shotii -i V Fig. 3 isa s'ide eleyation tekeiiin nd es;

, FigAtf a; sectionon bookreteinei i trating theleaf holder 7 7 gFigk6 is' a detailedsection 1 of Fig. 3 in the directionof the arroWsyiilusl- I eilefrig ff I I t arrows i fii ede a i e d seetion on the line g--. 2 in'thedirection of t rrow' 111115,

terating the iidjustnientof the'table topin ref- 1 erenceito ,thelegs Fig} isjfe}transyerselseetion on the iihe ofrFigA- in thedirection of the arrows;

In constructing my inventionyl provide fin s er-pm h v g lo g disl 'and 'rearw'ardly ezitendingiprop's or legs] 15.

The leg 1211's illustrated his having a'trans'l-r ff K -yerse S1 0t16 infwhieh the pperiend of the prop Q5fits and is secured by atcle nping bolt the dek ice' 'withisidelegs 11 which hayeia, i lowerportion' 12, and an pper portion {13,

Circular recesses 19 are provided in the H slot 14 of each'of the leg'sfor the purpose hereinunderdetailed, and at the'bottom of thelslot and on one of the legs there is a transverse groove 20. I

s The table top comprises a table panel 21 set in side frames 22, each of which has a groove 23 accommodating thepanel, and from the bottom of the groove there extends a clamp-- ing and adjusting bolt 24 This bolthas a washer 25thereon and a thumb nut26; :A ledge 27 is provided at the bottom ledge of, the panel and is utilized to support thelower end of the book when theldevice isu'sedas book holder. 5

' The book retainer 'designatedfgenerally at 28 comprises a rod 29havinga straight sec tion 30 fitting in atube 31 on the back of'the panel. This, tube has a bulgedspring 32 ad jacent the bottom; and the portion 30 of the rod has an enlarged" head 33." The tube is also"reduced atith'e top 35 to prevent withdrawal of the head. This tubefispreferably made by bending a strip of metal as illus eachslot thereis a block 38, this having guide flanges 39, the block being inserted in its groove before the side frames are attachedto the panel.

rod has a compression spring 41 coiled thereabout secured by a weld 42'at the end "offthe 'rod'and bearing against one 'end of the block.

An operating arm 43 is bentatjsubstantially right angles to the pivot wire40 having a slight'curve 44 therein to add resiliency, and

these :arms may engage the'leaves of a book.

on opposite sides. 3 V V The manner of operating and using my device is as follows: I

When this is stored out of use, the clamping screw 17 may be loosened so thatthe prop leg 15 may be pulled outwardly from the groove 16 in the main supporting leg 11, and

such prop may be swung parallel to the lower. portion 12 of the leg. Or when the legend 1 the prop 15 are clamped in the position shown in Fig.6 there is provided a rigid non-adjustable support for the paneland the associated parts. g 7' The transversegroove 20 is provided inone of the legs to accommodate theside fralme 22 on one side of the device, and this positions the table top infahoriz'onta l position for;

Extending through each block there is apivot wire40 (note F ig.5.)" which use as. a table for serving meals or the like; and if: the bed clothes should be uneven the oppositeside of the table may be adjusted up and down by the slot 14 in the otherleg and both clamping nuts 26 may be clamped tightly, thus holding the top in the desired position,

WVhen may be swung with its operating end on the under side of thetable and the leaf holders may be shifted by sliding their blocks 38 to the oppositeiends of thepanel.

When it is desired to use the device as a book holder the panel 21 with the attached frames 22 and ledge 27 may be adjusted. up and down in thefslot ,andis preferably fixed inthe desired positions by fitting the washer 25' in one of the recesses'19,then on clamping the clamp nut 26 the panel may be placed either in a horizontal or any desired inclined position. When in the inclined position a book may readily be supported on theledge 27. When the book is opened, the book retainer may beshifted so thatthe end portion or arm 34 extends downwardly in front of the'panel and may engage the cen-.

ter of the book with theleaves open. The leaf holder havingthe arm 43 has the adjustable structures operating in each of the slots-37 and these may he pulled out and in, due to the use of the compression spring 41, toengage books of different thicknesses, and

used 2' as a table the book retainer 1 hold such books open by holding down the leaves. It will be obvious, to turn the pages 1. i

of the book each leaf holder may be drawn outwardlyxslightly, the leaf turned and the arm portion 'of' the holder allowed to slip position.

,- Various changes may be made in the de tails ofconstruction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as deback and retain the leaves in the desired open fined in the appended claims.

I claim: 7 I i d 1. In a book holder, apanel having means to support a book and having a longitudinal slot, a block slidably mounted in said slot, a leaf engaging arm having a pivot wire extending through the block, a resilient means interconnecting said wire and the block drawing said arm toward the panel, the said arm being adapted to engage leaves of books of different thicknessesand to be turned on its pivot to disengage or engage such leaves.

2. In abook holder,a panel having means 7 to support a book, saidpanel having a longitudinal slot, a block slidably mounted in said slotand' having. a wire slidably mounted therein and extending through the block normal to the plane of the panel and having a coiled compression spring secured to the wire and bearing against the block on the rear side havingnn arm extending parallel to the of the panehthe said wire being bent and leaves ofabook;

panel,flsaid arm being adaptedfilto r In a book holderjasirclaimedyin claim 2,

i the said panel having abookholdercmprisj 5 ing arodbent inU shapeand havingone por tionslidably mounted on'thelback oftthe paneljtransverse, thereto and another "port on infront' of thevpanel, the said rod passi i ing over one edge ofithefpanel,the-portion M I V I ofthe. rod inivfrontflof the panelgbeing adapt.

ed to engage and retains; book onthe panel:

T 4. In a book holderythecombination of a v V j-gflpanel having longitudinal guideways and a- Y ltransverse guidewayon the back,.a book re- 'tainer having oneffelement 'slidable r-in "thetransverse guidevvay at the'back and another element positioned in front ofthe panel, said: a

retainer passing over the edge ofthe 'panel-, and the said" retainer being fslidable and to tatahle in the guidewayl to; reverse the portionlin front, of the panel tothe'backlof the panel, the: longitudinal guidew'ay i having a" V Istrn'cture T slidahle therein with a leaf *engagi'ng means shiftably and ,pivotally mounted therein to shiftat rightangles to theplane I of the panel and havingan arm to turnin a pivotal movement parallel tothefplane of the panel. I p 5. In a book holder thegcombination -ofat I v panel having apair of longitndinal; slots in v nbstantial alignment extendin t 7 other f m opposite endsof the panel, a t I bularstructure' secured to the back'of the panel and having a retainingspring therein with a contracted end, abookretainerhaving Y a rodbentin U shape with the back'portion."

j fitted in thetubular guide and having a head; v to engage the spring, the coxitraot'ed'enden gaging the head and preventing withdrawal;

49 of such portion of the rod-,;th e other end of p the rod being adapted to extend in front of the panel and parallel thereto to engage a f book or to be reversed to the backof the panel, leaf holding devices each: comprising 4! 'a' block slidablesin oneofthe glongitudinal;

slotsQa Wire arm having'a rightangnlar benaa with a portion of the wire extending through 1 "the block and having a coiled spring secured;

there) and bearing g st thebackfof the, i

50 block,- a portion of thearm rb eingadaptedto r moveiin rotation on --the portionextending i I through the block and in. planes parallel to that of the panelandthereby engage leaves of books of different thicknesses. v

' In testimony whereof I have signed nameto this specification. w I

CHARLES; H. WHITE; 

